(1) A “solar-use easement project” and “project” shall mean all land and photovoltaic panels and foundations, and other installations, facilities, buildings, accessory structures, or other improvements to the land that are related to the photovoltaic generation of electricity on land that is or has been proposed to be placed into a solar-use easement.

(2) A “solar-use easement landowner” shall mean “landowner” as that term is defined in Government Code Section 51190, and any person or entity who owns, or has leased, or is a trustee as provided in that statute, of land that is, or has been proposed to be, placed into a solar-use easement.

(3) “Solar-use easement land” shall mean the land that is or has been proposed to be placed into a solar-use easement.

(4) “Solar-use easement statutes” shall mean chapter 6.9 (commencing with section 51190), of part 1, of division 1 of title 5 of the Government Code.

(5) “Applicant” means any person or entity who applies for a solar-use easement; applicants include landowners who propose to develop, construct, supervise, manage, or own a solar-use easement project.

(6) “Solar-use easement amendment” shall mean any modification to the provisions of a solar-use easement that changes all or any provision regarding a use, a management plan, or a restoration plan that has been allowed or required by the solar-use easement on the solar-use easement project site.